Title :
Environmental Value Stream Mapping (EVSM) as sustainability management tool
Author :
Torres, A.S. ; Gati, Ana Maria
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Econ., Bus. Manage. & Accounting, Univ. of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Abstract :
From an action research type of investigation, the current paper reports the development of a managerial tool with the purpose to align the economical and environmental aspects in production process by mapping strategy. This study was applied in an Alcohol and Sugar manufacturing industry. The tool is called Environmental VSM (EVSM). After the tool development, future development alternatives are discussed.
Keywords :
economics; environmental factors; production engineering computing; production management; sugar; sugar industry; sustainable development; Environmental Value Stream Mapping; alcohol manufacturing industry; economical aspects; environmental aspects; production process; sugar manufacturing industry; sustainability management tool; Costs; Environmental economics; Environmental management; Information analysis; Planets; Pollution; Production; Recycling; Research and development management; Sugar industry;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering & Technology, 2009. PICMET 2009. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
978-1-890843-20-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-890843-20-5
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.2009.5261967
